Ion propulsion development activities at NASA Glenn Research Center

36th AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference and Exhibit

Volumn , Issue , 2000, Pages

  Patterson, Michael J ^a   Domonkos, Matthew T ^a   Foster, John E ^a   Haag, Thomas W ^a   Mantenieks, Mans A ^a   Pinero, Luis R ^a   Rawlin, Vincent K ^a   Sarver Verhey, Timothy R ^a   Soulas, George C ^a   Sovey, James S ^a   Strzempkowski, Eugene ^a  

^a NASA GLENN RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPLICATION PROGRAMS; EARTH (PLANET); ENGINES; ION ENGINES; NASA; PROPULSION; SATELLITES; SPACE STATIONS; TECHNOLOGY;

COMPONENT TECHNOLOGIES; DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITY; HIGH SPECIFIC IMPULSE; INTERSTELLAR PROBES; ION PROPULSION SYSTEMS; MICRO SPACECRAFTS; SECOND GENERATION; SMALL-SATELLITE APPLICATIONS;

ION PROPULSION;

EID: 84894311990     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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2. Gershman, R., Manager, Planetary Advanced Missions, JPL, "ESS Technology Requirements," dated June 18, 1999
3. Representative Mission Requirements for Micropropulsion Systems, Sercel, J., presentation at the JPL Micropropulsion Workshop, April 1997.
4. Personal communication, Johnson, L., NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, March 2000.
5. Patterson, M.J., Roman, R.F, and Foster, J.E., "Ion Engine Development for Interstellar Precursor Missions," AIAA Paper No. 2000-3811, July 2000.
6. Personal communication, Oleson, S., NASA Glenn Research Center, Cleveland, Ohio, January 2000.
7. Soulas, G.C., Foster, J.E., and Patterson, M.J., "Performance of Titanium Optics on a NASA 30 cm Ion Thruster," AIAA Paper No. 2000-3814, July 2000.
8. Rawlin, V.K., et al., "NSTAR Flight Thruster Qualification Testing," AIAA Paper No. 98-3936, July 1998
9. Foster, J.E., Soulas, G.C., and Patterson, M.J., "Plume and Discharge Plasma Measurements of a 5 kW NSTAR-Derivative Ion Thruster," AIAA Paper No. 2000-3 812, July 2000
10. Patterson, M.J., "Low-Power Ion Thruster Development Status," AIAA Paper No. 98-3347, July 1998
11. Foster, J.E. and Patterson, M.J, "Enhanced Discharge Performance in a Ring Cusp Plasma Source," IEPC Paper No. 99-159,October 1999. Also NASA TM- 2000-209765.
12. Menart, J.A. and Patterson, M.J., "Magnetic Circuit for Enhanced Discharge Chamber Performance of a Small Ion Thruster," AIAA Paper No. 98-3343, July 1998. I
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18. Patterson, M.J. and Rawlin, V.K, "Performance of 10-kW Class Xenon Ion Thrusters," AIAA Paper No. 88- 2914, July 1988. Also NASA TM-101292. I
19. Patterson, M.J., et al., "Space Station Cathode Design, Performance, and Operating Specifications," IEPC Paper No. 97-170, August 1997.
20. Williams, G. J., et al., "Laser-Induced Fluorescence Measurement of the Ion Velocity Distribution in the Plume of a Hall Thruster," AIAA Paper No. 99-24224, June 1999.
21. Patterson, M. J., et al., "2.3 kW Ion Thruster Wear Test," AIAA Paper No. 95-2516, July 1995.
22. Williams, G. J., et al., "Characterization of the FMT-2 Discharge Cathode Plume," IEPC Paper No. 99- 104, October 1999.
23. Smith, T. B., et al., "Deconvolution of Velocity Distributions from Hall Thruster LIF Spectra," 41st APS Division of Plasma Physics Meeting, November 1999.
24. Smith, T. B., et al., "Spectroscopic Investigation of FMT-2 Discharge lonization Processes," ICOPS Paper No. 4A08, June 2000.
25. Williams, G. J., et al., "FMT-2 Discharge Cathode Erosion Rate Measurements via Laser-Induced Fluorescence," AIAA Paper No. 2000-3663, July 2000.
26. Domonkos, M.T. and Stevens, R.E., "Assessment of Spectroscopic, Real-Time Ion Thruster Grid Erosion Rate Measurements," AIAA Paper No. 2000-3815, July 2000.
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